2 more trains restored on Port Jervis line after Sandy

PORT JERVIS — NJ Transit will field a full complement of trains on the Port Jervis line Monday for the first time since Superstorm Sandy hit on Oct. 29.

The two trains being restored to the schedule are the 7:46 a.m. departure from Port Jervis and the 7:02 p.m. departure from Hoboken, N.J.

“We are very gratified … ,” said Howard Permut, Metro-North's president, in announcing that service will be restored Monday to pre-Sandy levels on the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines.

Five morning and two evening peak trains on the Port Jervis line, however, will continue to make stops in New Jersey to support NJ Transit's recovery from the storm. Metro-North contracts with NJ Transit to operate its two west-of-Hudson rail lines.

NJ Transit's systemwide schedule changes Monday also reflect 100 percent restoration of service to Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan. Schedules are posted at njtransit.com.

Many Port Jervis and Pascack Valley line riders now transfer at Secaucus, N.J., in the absence of PATH service between Hoboken and the World Trade Center.

PATH, and all NJ Transit service, may return to normal by February or March.